Menstrual Health Problems --
Variety of health problems that exist menstruation can be grouped into two classifications. The first disturbance is influenced by reproductive tract organs, then the other is motivated by factors of ovarian disorders.
A. reproductive tract
- Agglutination of the labia (labia lips clotting) which can be treated with estrogen cream.
- Congenital abnormalities of the vagina, imperforate hymen (hymen has no holes), septa vagina (vagina has a divider in between). Treated with incision or excision (minor surgery).
- Syndrome Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser. This syndrome occurs in women who have normal ovaries but no uterus and vagina or have both however small or shrinking. MRI or ultrasonography (USG) can help see this abnormality. Therapy is conducted in the form of non-surgical therapies such as dilation (widening) of the bulge in the vagina should be or surgical therapy by creating a new vagina using skin graft.
- Testicular feminization syndrome. Occurs in patients with chromosome 46, XY karyotype, and have X-linked dominant disorder resulting from the hormone testosterone. This patient had a testis with normal function without the female reproductive organs (ovaries, uterus). Physically varies from women without axillary and pubic hair growth until the appearance like a man but infertile (unable to have children).
- Scarring of the uterus. Scarring of the endometrium (lining of the uterus) or intrauterine adhesions (in the womb) is called Asherman's syndrome can occur because of the actions curettage, cesarean section, myomectomy (uterine myomas retrieval operation), or tuberculosis. This disorder can be seen by Hysterosalpingography (see uterus by using x-ray photo with contrast). Therapy is covered by scar tissue retrieval operation. Estrogen dosing is sometimes given after surgery to optimize healing of the inner lining of the uterus.
B. Ovarian Disorders
- Gonadal dysgenesis. Is the absence of gonadal dysgenesis with ovarian egg cells are replaced by scar tissue. Therapy was performed with growth hormone replacement therapy and sex hormones.
- Ovari Premature failure. Kelaianan This is a failure of ovarian function before the age of 40 years. Expected to cause egg damage due to infection or autoimmune processes.
- Ovarian tumors. Ovarian tumors can disrupt normal function of egg.
C. CNS Disorders
- Pituitary disorders. Tumors or inflammation of the pituitary can cause amenorrhea. Hyperprolactinemia (excessive prolactin hormone) due to tumor, drugs, or other abnormalities can result in disruption of gonadotropin secretion. Therapy using dopamine agonists can normalize prolactin levels in the body. Sheehan syndrome adalan inefficient pituitary function. Treatment of dopamine agonist such as hormone replacement therapy or surgical removal of a tumor.
- Hypothalamic disorders. Polycystic ovary syndrome, thyroid dysfunction, and Cushing's syndrome is a disorder that causes the hypothalamus disorders. Treatment according to the cause
- Hypogonadism, hipogonadism. The cause is a disorder of organic and functional disorders (anorexia nervosa or bulimia). Treatment for functional disorders requiring psychiatric help.
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